The Celluloid Closet

1996Rated7.31h 42mDocumentary, History

Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s.

Starring: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon

Trailer

Cast

  • Lily TomlinNarrator (voice)
  • Tony CurtisSelf
  • Susan SarandonSelf
  • Gore VidalSelf
  • Whoopi GoldbergSelf
  • Antonio FargasSelf
  • Shirley MacLaineSelf
  • John SchlesingerSelf
  • Armistead MaupinSelf
  • Arthur LaurentsSelf

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